Annular pancreas presenting as high intestinal obstruction in the newborn has been reported on numerous occasions.14 The purpose of this paper is to report the occurrence of annular pancreas causing duodenal obstruction in the newborn in two consecutive siblings.
Case Reports
Case 1, D.B., a male, was born August 31, 1966. The mother was gravida III, para II. Her expected date of confinement was September 12, 1966. The pregnancy had been uneventful except that she had minimal polyhydramnios. The mother had been on no medications during her pregnancy except a prenatal vitamin and iron. On August 31, 1966 the mother underwent an elective cesarean section because of previous cesarean sections which were performed for cephalo-pelvic disproportion.
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